Consumer Complaint Detail

YOKOHAMA / UNKNOWN / 9999

NHL209

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004288804 Incident Date: Jun, 14 2004
Consumer's City: MIDLOTHIAN Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Yokohama Tire Corporation
Model Name: UNKNOWN Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JM3LW28G8Y0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 20 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While parked in the driveway consumer noticed that the right front tire was flat. the tire was taken to a tire dealership, who indicated that the tire needed to be replaced because it had worn out on one side, and had a big grove in it. the tire was replaced with a different model tire with the same grade. a week later, the same problem occurred on the rear of driver's side tire, and the other two tires had started wearing the same way. the other tires were taken to a tire retail store, technician indicated that the manufacturer put the wrong size tires on the van, and that they were aware of it . these tires were not adequate for the weight of the van. also, dealer indicated that this was a common problem, and manufacturer was replacing these 92s tires with 94sa. *ak *nm